2014 in Austria
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Austria.
Incumbents[edit]
Governors[edit]
- Burgenland: Hans Niessl
- Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
- Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
- Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
- Styria: Franz Voves
- Tyrol: Günther Platter
- Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
- Vienna: Michael Häupl
- Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner
Events[edit]
May[edit]
- May 10 - Rise Like a Phoenix by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[1]
- May 25 - European Parliament election, 2014
July[edit]
- July 23 - A football friendly in Austria between Israeli Maccabi Haifa F.C. and French team Lille OSC is abandoned after pro-Palestinian protesters storm the field and attack the players.[2]
August[edit]
- August 26 - Michael Spindelegger resigns as vice-chancellor and finance minister of Austria; as leader of the Austrian People's Party, he is replaced by Reinhold Mitterlehner.[3]
Sport[edit]
- 2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga
- 2013–14 Austrian Football First League
- 2013–14 Austrian Cup
- 2013–14 Austrian Hockey League season
- Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics
References[edit]
- ^ "Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest". 10 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Match between Israel's Maccabi Haifa, France's Lillie disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters". 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Austrian Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger Quits in Tax-Reform Dispute". 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
